This power point presentation describes aims, objectives and characteristics of sports training

1. Prof. Dr. A.MAHABOOBJAN
Bharathidasan University,
Tiruchirappalli, Tamilnadu, India.

2. Aims of Sports Training
 Sports training is a special process of preparation of sports
persons based on scientific principles aimed at improving and
maintaining higher performance capacity in different sports
activities. It is a particular type of training designed to improve
fitness and abilities to perform in a given sport.
 It also includes mental and psychological training and advise
on nutritional values.
 Purpose of sports training is to achieve optimal level
performance in a particular game and sport.
 Its main aim is to develop the performance capacity of sports
persons, so that they achieve the highest possible performance.
The competition in sports makes the participants face varied
situations which require the individuals to be mentally fit.

3. Objectives of Sports Training
1. Improvement of Physical Fitness
2. Acquisition of Sports Skills
3. Improvement of Tactical Efficiency
4. Improvement of Mental Abilities

4. 1. Improvement of Physical Fitness
 The performance in sports generally depends upon
physical fitness of a sports person. Every sport
activity needs specific type of physical fitness, and
hence, the improvement of various components of
physical and skills related fitness like
 strength, speed, coordination, endurance and
flexibility are important of sports training.

5. 2. Acquisition of Sports Skills
 This includes motors skills as well as basic movement skills.
Fundamental motor skills are prerequisites to the learning of
sport-specific skills. Every sports activity requires observing
certain specific movement procedure to tackle a particular task.
 This movement procedure is known as technique and when this
technique is learnt and perfected, it leads to skill development.
Whenever sports persons include in technical training, they
focus on acquisition of motor skills relevant to a particular
sport. Fundamental motor skills such as hopping, jumping,
skipping, kicking, throwing, catching and striking are
prerequisites to the learning of sport specific skills of
basketball, football, gymnastics, tennis, cricket, badminton etc.

6. 3. Improvement of Tactical Efficiency
 Tactical training is designed to improve various strategies and
is based upon analysis of the tactics of opponents. Specific
raining in sports helps the sports persons to make the best use
of their abilities and techniques so that the chances of success
in competition are increased. The training develops three kinds
of tactics: offensive,
 defensive and high performance tactics. Tactical efficiency is
enhanced by providing the sports persons with knowledge of
rules and repeated opportunities to perfect tactical abilities in
them.

7. 4. Improvement of Mental Abilities
 It is critical for high level performance in any sport.
The training aims at development of positive attitude
towards sports and competition, dedication and
devotion towards particular sport or event, sincerity
and honesty, self-confidence and optimum level of
aspiration.

8. Characteristics of Sports Training
1. Sports Training is Individual-specific
2. To Achieve High Performance in a Sports
Competition
3. Sports Training is a Scientific Process
4. Coach has an Important Role
5. Optimum Development of Sports Persons
6. Sports Training is an Educational Process
7. Sports Training is a Process of Development of
Hidden Talent

9. 1. Sports Training is Individual-specific
 The needs of every individual for performing in a
particular sport are different from those of another. If
we take the example of the sprint event, even a small
difference in time and speed or distance decides the
performance record, victory or defeat. The difference
depends on individual-specific capabilities. It is,
therefore, necessary to identify the individual
potential during the training. By identifying their
needs, training may be focused at improving the
identified gaps in the abilities of that sports person.

10. 2. To Achieve High Performance in a Sports
Competition
 The important feature of sports training is its focus on
enabling the sportsperson to achieve the highest
possible level of performance in any of the sports
competitions. It is a process which is spread over a
long period of time.

11. 3. Sports Training is a Scientific Process
 It is highly influenced by the scientific methods, to
achieve best result the knowledge from various
dimensions of sciences has to be incorporated during
the process of training.

12. 4. Coach has an Important Role
 A coach helps in building confidence, boosts morale
and acts as a friend and a mentor. A coach is like a
‘philosopher and mentor’ on the sports field.

13. 5. Optimum Development of Sports Persons
 To achieve optimum performance sports training
should be planned, systematic and scientific and to
achieve same, different means and methods are used.
These means and methods are constantly modified
and used in different conditions. Sports, training is a
continuous process for optimum development and
perfection of sports persons.

14. 6. Sports Training is an Educational Process
 Sports training is basically an educational process and
it develops all the aspects of personality. High
performance is not possible without developing the
personality because both aspects are inter-related and
interdependent of sports training.

15. 7. Sports Training is a Process of Development
of Hidden Talent
 The training helps in observing and assessing the
performance level of the player at any given moment.
While doing so the hidden talent in a sportsperson is
identified. This talent is systematically nurtured
through the required specific training inputs.